An Awesome Experience

On Saturday evening, we received a phone call from a lady who's brother has been in the hospital for quite sometime. He had a stroke which left him really crippled with his feet and legs drawn up under him, unable to talk and he's almost blind. Then just on Friday he had to be put on oxygen. Like I've said on here before Dennis goes into the hospital usually at least four times a week to visit the sick. He's visited with "Gideon" many, many times already and a few weeks ago he gave his heart to the Lord. Well, the phone call on Saturday evening was that Gideon wanted to be baptized and Dennis told the family that he would go in at 1:30 yesterday afternoon as they wanted to be there for this special occasion. I had been cleaning as Saturday is mainly my day for that particular task, but yet I wanted to go to the hospital. You see one of Gideon's sisters come to our Church and is a very, very sweet lady who we've come to love. So I decided I was going along!! When we got to the hospital there was our Associate Pastor and another who is very good friends with Gideon's sister, Josie. We went up to his room and there ended up being 12 of us in his little room. Dennis introduced me to the family and then he went over to Gideon's bedside and began talking to him. After awhile a member of the family asked him if he wanted to be baptized and they got no response. Then Dennis asked him the same question and very quietly and softly he replied, "Uh, ugh!" (Yes!) It was awesome!! He asked him if he knew his heart was right with God and again Gideon replied, "Uh, ugh!" That's all he could do or say! I don't think there was a dry eye in the room!! Dennis explained to Gideon that he was just going to put a little water on his head and proceeded to do so while he prayed. We also sang several songs together with the family!! That was so great!! After telling everyone good~bye, we made our way to another room to visit a young man in his early twenties who about four or five weeks ago jumped off one of the highest buildings in George Town. Needless to say he was left with many, many life threatening injuries. Dennis happened to meet this young man's Mother while at the hospital that day and she told him about her son. Dennis had prayer with him and later he was flown to Miami for treatment, but before he left they said they didn't think he would live through the flight, but he did and he's back in Cayman. Well, when we went into his room he was asleep and Dennis tried waking him. He opened his eyes and said he didn't want us there as he was really tired and had a bad headache. So, we didn't get to visit with him! When we left him, we walked to another room to visit an elderly gentleman who Dennis had been visiting quite a bit who's sister also comes to our Church. In the past few weeks, when Dennis tried to talk to him about God, he wasn't interested in hearing it. But yesterday, he wanted to pray and ask forgiveness of his sins. Another awesome experience!! We left him to go see a lady, who is a Christian and her twin grandson's come to our school. She's been sick with pneumonia. As we were leaving the 2nd floor, we were walking through the Critical Care Unit's waiting area to go to the stairway. Three ladies were sitting there and as Dennis always does, greeted them. After talking a minute, he asked if one of them had someone in that Unit. One of the ladies husband was in there very, very sick, so we had prayer with them. Another awesome experience to add to my list!! I forgot to tell you about the two gentlemen who were outside of the hospital's entrance when we got there. The man (again his sister comes to our Church) has cancer and a lot of other physical problems. He's lived a pretty rough life from what I understand, but a few weeks ago, he prayed and asked forgiveness of God! The other gentleman's Aunt is in our congregation and I believe, had problems with his heart. He had gone home, but ended up back in the hospital. While he was in there his little 4 year old Grandson was killed. So pitiful! Anyway, he's a very nice gentleman and said he's coming to Church sometime once he goes home. I said all of that to say this ~ now I know why Dennis enjoys going to the hospital so much to visit the sick and afflicted. These people are just so nice and open to God!! Can I say it one more time? What an awesome experience!!